Stars

Stars are the oldest instruments of orientation. Babylonian astrology first charted the patterns we still call constellations; Navajo tradition holds that First Man and First Woman placed the stars in careful patterns before Coyote scattered the rest in a fit of impatience — which is why the night sky is both orderly and wild. Jung treated stars as images of the Self seen at great remove — the guiding pattern of a life glimpsed from outside it. A dream of many stars often arrives during periods of decision; a single star, during moments of private clarity. A falling star is classically the image of a wish crossing from the unconscious into waking possibility. Notice whether the stars are above you, within reach, or reflected in water.